Reusing Thermal grease on heatsink

El DJ

El DJ

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I have an old dell, and a socket 478 CPU that I could use as an upgrade, so I was wondering if it would be safe to reuse the thermal grease already on the heatsink and then buy a new cooler later.
 
Not a good idea. You could go to a small local computer store and get some compound for a little bit of nothing.
 
It would be better to clean the old material off the HSF and reapply some new paste to the CPU.
 
Only one problem: no local computer stores, and I have...
$2.
Damn you, Rockstar Energy, for being so delicious.
I'm gonna see if I can buy some thermal grease off newegg next week.
 
Just show up the Best Buy geek squad, they'd be happy to apply some thermal paste for you.


...after a $59 up front fee and an extra $129.99 for reinstalling your OS which they crashed.
 
Verve said:
Just show up the Best Buy geek squad, they'd be happy to apply some thermal paste for you.


...after a $59 up front fee and an extra $129.99 for reinstalling your OS which they crashed.
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haha. That's awful. :mad:
 
Okay, I'll get that, and then in a few weeks get a new cooler and reapply.
Thanks!

xD that'd be funny if geek squad really charged that much.
 
Verve said:
Just show up the Best Buy geek squad, they'd be happy to apply some thermal paste for you.


...after a $59 up front fee and an extra $129.99 for reinstalling your OS which they crashed.
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"Wait why did you even turn it on, I asked you to apply thermal paste!!"

"We were looking for your porn, but accidentally deleted your registry, lolololol. Don't tell my boss plox. :eek::P:D"

"What the f*ck!?"
 
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